ustrinum

English

Etymology

Latin ustrinum

Noun

ustrinum (plural ustrina)

1. (historical) The site of a funeral pyre in Ancient Rome
   • 1858, John Kenrick, Roman Sepulcral Inscriptions: Their Relation to Archaeology, Language, and Religion:

     The Romans had, even in their smaller municipia, Boards of Health—such, at least, I take to be the meaning of Novemvir and Triumvir Valetudinarius; and it may seem extraordianry that they did not remove the ustrinum to a greater distance.

Translations

site of a funeral pyre

• French: ustrinum
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• Italian: ustrino m

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